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What Happened to Wildfire Bistro After Bar Rescue? (Aurora, CO)

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As of September 2026, Wildfire Bistro has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

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What the source shows: A Yelp listing for Events at Piney Creek, the business that later occupied the Wildfire Bistro/Prime Bar address, is titled 'CLOSED,' and the company's own website, last modified in July 2025 and current in 2026, now lists only a separate Centennial, CO office address rather than the original East Ida Drive venue.

  • Season / episode Season 6, Episode 45
  • Original air date
  • Address 15352 E Ida Dr, Aurora, CO 80015

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What happened after Bar Rescue?

Jon Taffer traveled to Aurora, Colorado for "The Sound of Falling Music," which aired 2019-09-15, to work on Wildfire Bistro, also billed on air as WildeFire Bistro, a bar owned by Tony David, a performer who had built the business around live music. As depicted in the episode, the bar was losing thousands of dollars a month and carrying a substantial debt load, problems the show tied to inconsistent management and a music-venue concept that had drifted from its original identity over time.

For the relaunch, Taffer's team renamed the bar The Prime Bar and rebuilt its bar program, staff training, and physical layout, aiming to give the venue a clearer identity than the bistro-and-live-music hybrid it had become. The rescue followed the format typical of the show's live-music venue episodes, pairing service and hospitality fixes with an effort to restore the owner's engagement with the business.

The Prime Bar's run in Aurora did not continue for long after the cameras left. The original owner sold the bar relatively soon after the episode aired, and the venue's online presence, including its social media accounts, was eventually taken down entirely. A business later known as Events at Piney Creek operated an event and wedding venue at the same East Ida Drive address for a period afterward, but a current Yelp listing for that business also shows it as closed, and the company's own website, last updated in 2025 and current as of 2026, now lists only a separate office address in Centennial, Colorado rather than the original Aurora venue.

Taken together, these sources indicate that no bar, restaurant, or event venue is currently confirmed to be operating under any name at the East Ida Drive address associated with the original Wildfire Bistro and Prime Bar. Neither the Wildfire Bistro nor The Prime Bar name has been used at the property since the ownership change that followed the Bar Rescue episode, and this research could not confirm a specific closure date for either the Prime Bar or the venue that followed it.

Featured on Bar Rescue

Season / episode
Season 6, Episode 45
Original air date
Episode title
The Sound of Falling Music
What was featured
owner's music-venue bar operations and debt during Taffer's rescue
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Wildfire Bistro

Frequently asked questions

Is Wildfire Bistro still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Wildfire Bistro has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

What happened to Wildfire Bistro after Bar Rescue?

Jon Taffer traveled to Aurora, Colorado for "The Sound of Falling Music," which aired 2019-09-15, to work on Wildfire Bistro, also billed on air as WildeFire Bistro, a bar owned by Tony David, a performer who had built the business around live music. As of September 2026, Wildfire Bistro has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

Is Wildfire Bistro permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Wildfire Bistro has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Wildfire Bistro located?

15352 E Ida Dr, Aurora, CO 80015. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Bar Rescue featured Wildfire Bistro?

Season 6, Episode 45 of Bar Rescue, first aired September 15, 2019. The episode is titled “The Sound of Falling Music”.

Did the makeover last at Wildfire Bistro?

The episode first aired September 15, 2019. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 7 years later —: As of September 2026, Wildfire Bistro has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

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15352 E Ida Dr, Aurora, CO 80015
Venue type
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Official website
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